Snow Like Mercy, Fall on Me

"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." Isaiah 1:18

Can you believe it?!? Today is April 7, 2009, just 5 days before Easter and it's snowing! The weather here is crazy. It was in the low 70's on Saturday, and now the snow is falling! However, our God is in control of it all, and as Good Friday approaches I can't think of a better time for it to snow! What an amazing reminder that "while we were still sinner Christ died". He takes our dirty lives that are nothing but filthy rags and makes us white as the purest snow! Wow! I have been a Christian for almost 20 years, but I still have a hard time understanding that. Almighty God, creator of the heavens and the earth loves me! He is intimately involved in every single part of my life! He even knows the number of hairs that are on my head! Not only does he love me, but he desires an intimate and real relationship with me. He desires for me to know him and spend time with him. He wants my life to be a reflection of Him so that he will be Glorified. However, there was a problem. Sin got in the way of my relationship with Jesus.

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord" Romans: 6:23

Because of our sin we earned death and lost our relationship with God. However, God gave us the gift of him! He died in our place so that we can spend forever with him. We can't earn it and we don't deserve it, but he gives it to us free of charge! That gift is found in Jesus and giving him control over our lives. Jesus gave up all that he had to come to earth and redeem sinners.

"(Jesus) Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!"
Philippians 2: 6-8

Just think about that...The King of all came to earth to serve and die, making it possible for you to have a relationship with him FOREVER!!! On top of that, he didn't just die an average death. He was crucified! Have you ever really thought about what Jesus did for you that Friday 2000 years ago? Let me encourage you to read Luke 22-24. Really think about all that Jesus did so that your sins can be forgiven and be made 'white as snow'.